Places in Peril

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Yr. Placed     Site or Structure Location  On list Current Status Comments and Threat Abandoned Homesteads Codington County 1998 THREATENED Spruce Up South Dakota program has demolished many of these buildings Appleby Atlas Elevator Codington County 1999 THREATENED top of elevator fell off; owner wants to demolish building Bierman-Crane Round Barn Mansfield 1999 THREATENED Barn has been neglected and weather has taken its toll Brookings Middle School Brookings 1998 IMPROVED In a recent election, voters saved the building but future still uncertain Central School Lead 1999 SAVED Building has been purchased and renovated into condos Chapel of the Holy Spirit Corson County 1998 SAVED funding was secured and repairs are in process Children's Pioneer Cemetery Gregory 1998 THREATENED no improvements; possible home development on hill overlooking cemetery Country Schoolhouse Hetland 1998 THREATENED Funds are limited and building is exposed to the weather with a bad roof Dell Rapids Amphitheater Dell Rapids 2001 IMPROVED Since PIP attention, City council has approved funding to make repairs Eighth Street Pub Yankton 1999 LOST Building was demolished Electric Power Company Watertown 1998 LOST Building was demolished Ft. Randall Chapel Ft. Randall Pickstown 2001 IMPROVED Corp. funded a feasibility study   Frawley Ranch Spearfish/Deadwood 2000 THREATENED Urban Sprawl and commercial development near major interstate road GAR Soldier Statue Aberdeen 1999 SAVED Repairs have been done Hagerty/Lloyd Historic District Aberdeen 1998 THREATENED Some funding has been received for various structures, but zoning an issue Hotel Padley Geddes 1999 THREATENED portions of the roof were repaired in 1999, but no other improvements Ingall's Home DeSmet 1998 SAVED Media attention has boosted donations and work is almost done. Ingersoll School Belle Fourche 1999 THREATENED road widening project too close to structure, no funding for moving it City of Lead Lead 2000 THREATENED Closing of Homestake Mining Co will devastate Lead's economic base  Mentor Graham Home Blunt 2001 IMPROVED City Council has agreed to repair drainage problem  Meridian Bridge Yankton 1998 THREATENED Unfavorable study released; funding sources pending in congress Milbank Windmill Milbank 1998 SAVED Community has raised $ and restoring Native American Village Sites Along Missouri River 1998 THREATENED sites are eroding and vulnerable to the rain Prison Yard Walls Sioux Falls 1999 LOST Some of the walls were torn down & replaced with wire and razor fencing Railroad Roundhouse Lead 1998 THREATENED property was purchased by developer; plans are unknown Sioux Falls Coliseum Sioux Falls 1999 IMPROVED May become a Multi-Cultural Center; funding not secure yet but has city support Sod House Bon Homme County 1998 LOST Owner needed land for farming and destroyed house Solberg Hall Brookings 1999 IMPROVED Building was saved, however interior will be gutted Spearfish Irrigation Ditches Spearfish  2001 THREATENED commercial development is being built over the ditches Spirit Mound Vermillion 1998 SAVED State of SD purchased and turning into park St. Ambroses Cemetery Deadwood 1998 THREATENED Funding from Deadwood was given but no repairs have been made at this time St. Andrew Church Scotland 2001 THREATENED building is privately owned, vacant with broken Windows and roof leaks State Theater Sioux Falls 1999 IMPROVED Sioux Falls Film Society has plans to renovate but funding is not secured U.S. Post Office Yankton 1998 SAVED public convinced Fed. Gov. to keep PO open; road repaved to be user friendly; Vanderbilt Village Site Pollock 1999 SAVED Corp. of Engr. Built shoreline supports to stop erosion & water damage. Yankton County Courthouse Yankton 1999 THREATENED plans are to demolish building as soon as new courthouse is finished next year

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